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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "HONDA INTERNATIONAL CAR COMPANY UK" <hondainternationalcarcompany08@googlemail.com>
Reply-To: revfrankjackson09@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2008 02:11:01 +0100
Subject: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?YOUR_E-MAIL_ADDRESS_HAS_WON_THE_HONDA?= =?ISO-8859-1?Q?_LOTTERY_PRIZE_OF_=A31.500_000.00_POUNDS?=


*HONDA LOTTERY
754 MAIN ROAD, BIGGIN HILL,
LONDON,
UNITED KINGDOM.*
*+44 70359 19555*
**
* HONDA FR V 2008*

*CONGRATULATIONS!
We are pleased to inform you of the release of the long awaited results of
the HONDA CAR INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAMME held on**** 8th Jully, 2008.
You were entered as dependent clients with Reference Serial Number:
K44CBL475 and Batch number: HDC-451-5754-14BL. Your email address attached
to the Ticket Number: 01225498775436 that drew the Lucky Winning Numbers
(1-5-6-8-7-4-5-2) which consequently won the
Lottery in the 2nd category, in four parts.*
*You have been approved for a payment for YOUR E-MAIL HAS WON THE HONDA
LOTTERY PRIZE OF $1.500,000.00 USD (One Million Five Hundred Thousand
DOLLARS) in cash credited to file Reference Number: HDCA/4155247787001-A.
This is from a total cash prize of Five Million Euros shared among all our
International Winners in all categories.*
*Congratulations!!!
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
50,000 (Fifty thousand) names of email users around the world, as part of
our international promotion program. Due to mixed up of some names and
addresses, we ask that you keep this award personal, till your claims has
been processed and your funds remitted to you. This is
a part of our security measures to avoid double claiming or unwarranted
participants or imposter's, taking advantage of the situation. You are to
contact your/our-accredited agent for your claim now.*
*NOTE: YOU ARE ADVISED TO KEEP THIS SECRET FROM THE PUBLIC TO PREVENT
DRAGGING AND DOUBLE CLAIMING OF YOUR PRIZE FOR SECURITY REASONS.*
*NOTE: all correspondence must be sent to our claims officer, REV FRANK
JACKSON, fill the below information and send to Rev Frank Jackson for the
immediate claims of your awarded prize:*
**
*1) Your full name:*
*2) Your full address:*
*3) Sex:*
*4) Age*
*5) Occupation:*
*6) Telephone / mobile number:*
*7) Serial Number:*
*8) Batch number:*
*9) Country:*
*10) Nationality:

*
*REV FRANK JACKSON
HONDA CLAIMING SECURITY AGENCY.
Email: **revfrankjackson09@yahoo.com* <revfrankjackson09@yahoo.com>
+447035921441


*Best Regards,
Stephen Keythe,
Honda Award Notification Officer.
C.E.O HONDA AWARD OFFICE*

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